DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 Atkins_VA 2558ft pt29724@36.958,-81.342,2720ft SPONSORED BY: Randy Newberry BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.5 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.7 - - 75.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 152 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4242 - - 260 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5198 - - 2801 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6800 - - 2818 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1235 - - 5826 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 380 - - 112 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 267 - - 280 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1 - - -4328 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6802 - - 7147 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6547 - - -7795 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13347 - - 10613 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 62 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 20 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.7 - - 75.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.5 - - 53.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.2 - - 74.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.2 - - 52.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 152 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4242 - - 260 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98214 7 037 3 184 98214 90783 8 095 5 087 90783 85077 12 054 12 088 85077 80341 11 060 14 070 80341 76252 13 060 10 057 76252 72639 12 045 7 038 72639 69384 10 016 9 026 69384 66403 16 019 12 003 66403 63641 19 356 16 344 63641 60969 18 333 21 333 60969 58193 24 314 27 325 58193 55337 28 298 30 311 55337 52638 32 296 35 304 52638 50235 43 286 42 286 50235 48123 48 284 49 272 48123 46225 54 280 50 274 46225 44467 52 282 54 275 44467 42819 49 287 56 276 42819 41269 48 293 56 278 41269 39805 50 286 51 274 39805 38418 48 285 45 278 38418 37074 43 295 43 284 37074 35710 42 302 40 283 35710 34299 43 299 37 287 34299 32845 41 292 38 283 32845 31330 37 295 39 279 31330 29747 31 304 37 284 29747 28103 24 300 34 292 28103 26403 21 286 31 294 26403 24649 20 273 24 286 24649 22843 19 268 17 279 22843 20975 18 287 14 286 20975 19034 18 295 15 286 19034 17057 16 303 17 285 17057 15149 14 298 19 287 15149 13412 16 296 19 302 13412 11867 16 289 19 312 11867 10493 18 289 18 313 10493 9271 16 299 15 309 9271 8183 12 298 11 290 8183 7213 8*274 9 275 7213 6352 8*269 9 276 6352 5585 8 267 9 276 5585 4892 7 267 8 277 4892 4275 7 267 8 279 4275 3757 6 266 8 280 3757 3358 6 266 7 280 3358 3082 6 266 7 280 3082 2914 5 265 6*280 2914 2818 4 265 5*280 2818 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography